Definition
A small domestic animal with soft fur that often purrs.
Translations
- English
- cat
- Français
- chat
- Türkçe
- kedi
- Polski
- kot
- Русский
- кошка
- Українська
- кішка
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Katze
- A1
- Noun
- Animals
- People & Family
cat
/diː ˈkat͡sə/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- die
- Gender
- Feminine
- Plural
- Katzen
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- AnimalsPrimaryPeople & Family
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Die Katze schläft auf dem Sofa.NominativSing.The cat is sleeping on the sofa.
- Ich füttere die Katze vor der Arbeit.AkkusativSing.I feed the cat before work.
- Das Kind spielt mit der Katze.DativSing.The child is playing with the cat.
- Das Fell der Katze ist sehr weich.GenitivSing.The cat's fur is very soft.
- Die Katzen sitzen vor der Tür.NominativPlur.The cats are sitting in front of the door.
- Das Tierheim vermittelt viele Katzen.AkkusativPlur.The animal shelter finds homes for many cats.
- Mit den Katzen spielt das Kind jeden Nachmittag.DativPlur.The child plays with the cats every afternoon.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Katze/ˈkat͡sə/
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Article phrase
die Katze/diː ˈkat͡sə/
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Plural
Katzen/ˈkatsən/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Katze | die Katzen |
| Akkusativ | die Katze | die Katzen |
| Dativ | der Katze | den Katzen |
| Genitiv | der Katze | der Katzen |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Prepositional constructionmit der Katze spielenmit + Dativ
- Collocationdie Katze füttern
- Collocationeine Katze haben
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
No semantic relations have been added for this sense.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word